Overall Green Earthquake alert in Afghanistan on 09 Jan 2017 05:59 UTC

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M 5 in Afghanistan on 09 Jan 2017 05:59 UTC

Hazard models

EQ parameters

Shakemap

Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude:	5.0M
Depth:	26.53 Km
Lat/Lon:	36.9505 , 68.2942
Event Date:	09 Jan 2017 05:59 UTC 09 Jan 2017 10:29 Local
Exposed Population:	2290000 people within 100km
Source:	NEIC us10007s32
Inserted at:	09 Jan 2017 06:18 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score	7.5 (Afghanistan)
INFORM Coping capacity of the affected contries:	Afghanistan= 7.5; Tajikistan= 5.1; Uzbekistan= 4.1

GDACS Score

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	Earthquake		GDACS score
NEIC	0.9		0.9
us10007s32	Scaled population (vector)	0
	C1 earthquake	1
	C2 earthquake	0
	Country Vulnerability	0
	INFORM_normalised	1

Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

ID	Alert	Score	Date	Mag, Depth	MMI*	Population**	Tsunami risk***	Delay (hh:mm)	Source
1153411		0.9	09 Jan 2017 05:59	5M, 26.53km	N/A	2.3 million (in 100km)		00:19	NEIC

The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.

The episode that has the last updated information.

* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Afghanistan , Province of Konduz (population 746,035) . The nearest places are Baghri Kol, Kala Zal, Bagh-e Cheh, Teshik-Tash, Lyublikar, Tarbuz Gozar, Aiwanj, Aq Tapa, Chahar Gol, Qol Mohammad Hajji, and Sarqia-Ye Afghania.

Radius	Population
100 km	2.3 million people
75 km	1.3 million people
50 km	360000 people
20 km	28000 people
10 km	2400 people
5 km	<1000 people
2 km	no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province	Country	Population
Konduz	Afghanistan	750000 people
Kurgan Tyube	Tajikistan	-
Samangan	Afghanistan	350000 people

Affected populated places

Name	Region Province	Country	City class	Population	Distance
Baghri Kol	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	9 km
Kala Zal	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	12 km
Bagh-e Cheh	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	14 km
Teshik-Tash	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	21 km
Lyublikar	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	22 km
Tarbuz Gozar	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	22 km
Aiwanj	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	23 km
Aq Tapa	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	24 km
Chahar Gol	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	25 km
Qol Mohammad Hajji	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	27 km
Yanghareq	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	29 km
Yangi-Yul'	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	31 km
Taghan Gozar	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	32 km
Boghoz Qum	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	32 km
Abdan-i-Mir Alam	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	34 km
Qosh Tappeh	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	34 km
Shaartuz	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	13000 people	37 km
Shaarfuz	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	37 km
Beshkapa	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	37 km
Abdan-e Shebaqli	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	37 km
Gizil Qala	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	38 km
Aq Shakh	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	39 km
Aynul Majar	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	40 km
'Arab	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	41 km
Shir Khan	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	41 km
Abdan	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	42 km
Kalta Tumshuq	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	44 km
Yangi Aregh	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	45 km
Khvosh	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	45 km
Tash-Kupryuk	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	46 km
Angarak	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	46 km
Khetay	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	46 km
Khvosh Tut	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	46 km
Arjamaq	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	47 km
Aq Saray	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	48 km
Sujani-Ye'olya	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	49 km
Konduz	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	49 km
Masasheik	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	50 km
Aq Gonbaz	Samangan	Afghanistan	Village	-	50 km
Sujani	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	50 km
Shahidan	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	51 km
Qarahcheh	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	51 km
Ghaziabad Payan	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	51 km
Qowngowrat	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	51 km
Hazrat Imam	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	51 km
Chorbog	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	4200 people	52 km
Chehel Ayvan	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	52 km
Baluch	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	52 km
Ghaziabad Bala	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	52 km
Alchin	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	53 km
Sad Dava'i	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	53 km
Chahar Darreh	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	53 km
Khvajeh Baghlanak	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	54 km
Ajghan	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	54 km
Baba Sediq	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	55 km
Qarawul	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	55 km
Dusti	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	8600 people	55 km
Torkmania	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	55 km
Pervomaysk	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	56 km
Qonduz	Kondoz	Afghanistan	City	-	56 km
Qanjugha-I-Uzbakeya	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	57 km
Tal Gozar	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	57 km
Za Khel	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	57 km
Kowkeh Bulaq	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	57 km
Deh Warda	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	57 km
Koka Bulak	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	57 km
Logeriha	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	57 km
Sarjan Kasa	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	58 km
Turani	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	58 km
Taher Kamar	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	58 km
Qarah Batui Qeshlaq	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	59 km
Imeni Voroshilova	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	59 km
Sairak	Surxondaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	59 km
Bashkala	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	59 km
Qoroq	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	59 km
Qarah Batur Qeshlaq	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	59 km
Shura Khak-E Bala	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	59 km
Qacher	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	59 km
Engel's	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	60 km
Buta Kashan	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	60 km
Emam Salieb	Kondoz	Afghanistan	City	-	60 km
Qrta Bulaqi	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	60 km
Kaldar	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	61 km
Kholm	Balkh	Afghanistan	City	64000 people	61 km
Lupak	Surxondaryo	Uzbekistan	Village	-	61 km
Bolshevik	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	6500 people	61 km
Gerdan	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	61 km
Pass-Aryk	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	62 km
Sayyad	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	62 km
Mirdshi	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	62 km
Chatal	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	62 km
Qerghez	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	62 km
Gagra	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	62 km
Ghazni Gak	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	63 km
Kabla	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	63 km
Saighanchi	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	63 km
Darvazeh Kam	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	63 km
'Anbar Tappeh	Kondoz	Afghanistan	Village	-	63 km
Kol-e Eshan	Balkh	Afghanistan	Village	-	63 km
Imeni Engel'sa	Khatlon	Tajikistan	Village	-	63 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name	IATA Code	Elevation (m)	Usage	Runway type	IFR	Runway Length (ft)	Distance
Khoshadi East		396				0	22 km
Shaartuz Northwest		369				0	41 km
Besh Timuch		366				0	44 km
Dusti		394				0	58 km
Kunduz	UND	435	Civ.	Paved	No	6500	63 km
Kolkhozabad		388				0	75 km
Voroshilovabad East		427				0	75 km
Pyandzh / Amu Darya		351				0	79 km
Kapyr Tepe		379				0	89 km
Dusman Tyube		351				0	90 km

More information

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